First off, it’s been a while, but my blogslumber can’t withstand the latest Senate sideshow of the Massachusetts Madness.  I bought a lot of Boy Scout popcorn this year, but I’m not sure it will outlast this our latest political drama.  Even if I’ve been silent on here, I still enjoy lurking around when I can, and though I don’t read as many Montana blogs as I used to, and I certainly don’t join (or miss) the pissing contests, it’s hard not to be entertained by the differing perspectives that have been conjured by all of the citizen journalists.  For what it’s worth, here’s what keeps the microwave busy in my house:

From what I’ve gleaned from the progressive perspective, Coakley lost because a governor was placed on the leftward pointing engine of the Democrat’s governance.  The debate in those circles now seems to be whether the party should push harder left overtly or covertly.  Should Obamacare be jettisoned and support for a direct nationalization of healthcare be substituted in its stead?  Should Senate filibuster rules be changed so Obamacare can be approved, which will naturally lead to nationalization further down the road?  Amidst this strategy concoction, the one question I haven’t seen asked, or at least haven’t seen taken seriously, is whether or not our nation really wants more lefty cowbell.  Mr. Obama’s election put the blinders of settled science on a lot of progressives, but they might just want to remove them from time to time in case they are on an intercept course with a Mack truck.

This isn’t to say that the GOP has suddenly grown into a Boone & Crockett buck.  Yeah, many Democrats are nervous, but celebrating 59th place just looks sort of, well, pathetic.  I guess every turnaround has to begin with actually turning around, but when a moderate wins one race in a royal blue state and some people start wondering if he should run for President, one might think that the depth chart at the top of the party might be somewhat suspect.

At any rate, it is thoroughly entertaining, and given that one party no longer holds absolute power, at least now that entertainment will have to work a little harder at spending my kids money.  Carry on, and if anyone cares maybe I’ll be back in a few months to write another post.